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Book Talk: Chokepoint Capitalism
November 18, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Free
RSVP in advance
*Masks required at indoor events
Artists and creators in all media are invited to hear from authors Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow on how to break through big media and big tech’s chokepoints for a fairer deal for publishers and audiences alike. All workers are weakened by the strength of dominant platforms like Amazon, YouTube, Spotify, etc., but the problem is especially well-illustrated by the plight of artists and creative workers. In their new book, Chokepoint Capitalism, Giblin and Doctorow explain the connections between the big media and big tech businesses, and offer tools to fight back, ranging from transparency rights to collective action and ownership, radical interoperability, contract terminations, job guarantees, and minimum wages for creative work. Giblin and Doctorow will be interviewed about their book and research by Maximilian Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief of The Real News Network.
Sponsored by the 2023 MuseWeb Conference (Washington, DC, in April 2023)
Books Available Tonight from Charm City Books!
Charm City Books is an intimate, friendly neighborhood bookshop dedicated to building community by cultivating relationships through intellectual and artistic exchange. Everything we do is centered on celebrating, amplifying and promoting the poets, novelists, musicians and makers of Baltimore and Maryland at large. We specialize in new authors, diverse representation in children’s literature, and the voices of the global majority, as well as LGBTQIA and female identifying authors. Charm City Books organizes a wide array of events exploring the intersection of arts, literature, and community building. Visit us online at www.charmcitybooks.com or say hello in person at 782 Washington Boulevard in historic Pigtown Mainstreet where the shop dogs and staff are ready to welcome you! Get your book from local vendors at Charm City Books!
Accessibility
Accessibility
ASL interpretation is available upon request for this event. ASL requests must be made three full business days prior to an event.
Wheelchair and Physical Building Access / The Peale has a brand new elevator! The new accessible entrance is on the left side of the building, down Watchouse alley about 100 ft. There is a keypad on the right side of the elevator door. Press the button to call the elevator. There is a door that will swing open automatically once the elevator is called so stand back. Once the door is open you can enter the elevator portico and then step/roll/dance into the elevator. When you come out of the elevator you will be in a short hallway by the bathrooms and the lobby and welcome desk is on the right. There are three floors in the Peale there is a handrail on all flights of stairs. Various and ample forms of seating is available in every room. The historic entrance has five steps and no functioning handrail.
Parking / There is a temporary drop off spot in the “no parking” zone directly in front of the Holliday St. entrance. There are multiple public paid parking lots within a two block radius of The Peale as well as street parking. There are 4 access parking spots on the 200 block of Holliday Street.
Visual Descriptions and more / For additional information about captioning, ASL, services, and more, please visit our Accessibility page.
Visual Descriptions and more / For additional information about captioning, ASL, services, and more, please visit our Accessibility page.
ASL interpretation and captioning will be provided, and the event will be recorded.